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#854 - Graham Hancock - The Hidden Secrets Of America’s Ancient Apocalypse

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.74.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2024

⏱️ 126 minutes

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Summary

Graham Hancock is a journalist and an author known for his work on ancient civilisations. The Americas hold a profound secret. While human history is often traced back to other parts of the globe, Graham believes that evidence points to the Americas being inhabited far earlier than previously believed. So what is the true history of the Americas and how does it reshape our understanding of human civilisation? Expect to learn how Graham thinks that the first inhabitants of the Americas got there, what is so fascinating about the Amazon, why Graham has done Ayahuasca more than 70 times, everything he's discovered about the Mayans, Ancient Egyptians, Easter Island and other ancient societies, his reflections on his debate with Flint Dibble and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get expert bloodwork analysis and bypass Function’s 300,000-person waitlist at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with any purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Extra Stuff: Graham's Twitter: https://x.com/graham__hancock Graham's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Author.GrahamHancock Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello everybody, welcome back to the show. My guest today is Graham Hancock. He's a journalist and an author known for his work on ancient civilizations.

0:09.0

The Americas hold a profound secret. While human history is often traced back to other parts of the globe

0:15.5

Graham believes that evidence points to the Americas being inhabited far

0:19.2

earlier than previously believed. So what is the true history of the Americas and how does it

0:25.4

reshape our understanding of human civilization? Expect to learn how Graham thinks that the first

0:31.0

inhabitants of the Americas got there, what is so fascinating about the Amazon,

0:35.5

why Graham has done Iowasca more than 70 times, everything he's discovered about the Mayans,

0:41.3

ancient Egyptians, Easter Island and other ancient societies, his

0:45.2

reflections on his debate with Flint Dibble, and much more.

0:51.1

But now ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Graham Hancock. yesterday was Yesterday was the anniversary of Columbus's discovery of America.

1:18.0

How fitting? I guess it is but of course he didn't discover it. In fact the Americas may have been

1:27.1

discovered as early as 130,000 years ago, which makes 1492 AD pale in significance.

1:40.4

Of course, this is a matter that's disputed by archaeologists.

1:44.0

Nevertheless, there's a highly professional team from the San Diego Natural History Museum

1:50.0

who've excavated what is called the Saruti Mastodon site just south of San Diego.

1:55.0

And I've been there into the museum and talked to the leading expert Tom Demore.

2:01.0

And what they found was Mastodon bones that had been crushed systematically

2:06.4

and in an organized way using some kind of stone tool to extract the

2:11.4

marrow and the only interpretation they're able to put upon this

2:15.7

is that this was human beings. Whether it was other kinds of human species like Denisovans,

2:21.6

perhaps even Neanderthals, or whether it was anatomically modern

2:26.2

humans, all of us were around 130,000 years ago, but it's human behavior that we're looking

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